Friday, 20 March 2015

EXERCISE 6. AVERAGE / IMPORTANT FACTS AND FORMULAE (SOLVED EXAMPLES IN 11 15)

             Ex.11   . The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher be                    included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.

                                Sol. total age of 39 persons = (39 x 15) years = 585 years.

                                Average age of 40persons = 15 years 3 months = 61 / 4 years.

                               Total age of 40 persons = (61  / 4 x 40) years = 610 years

                                 Age of the teacher ( 610 – 585) years = 25 years        
           
             Ex. 12. The average weight of 10 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.8 kg when one of the crew, who weighs 53 kg is replaced by a new man. Find the weight of the new man.

                               Sol. total weight increased = (1.8 x 10 ) kg = 18 kg.

                                       Weight of the new man = (53 + 18) kg = 71 kg.

             Ex. 13. There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students the expenses       of the mess were increased by Rs. 42 per day while the average expenditure per head diminished by Rs. 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess?


                               Sol. let the original average expenditure be Rs. X. then,

                                 42 ( X – 1 ) – 35X = 42    7x = 84      X = 12.

                                 Original expenditure = Rs. (35 x 12 ) = 420.

 Ex. 14. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th inning.

                          Sol. let the average after 17th inning = x.

                                   Then, average after 16th inning = (X – 3).

                                  16 (X – 3) + 87 =17X or X = (87 – 48) = 39.

Ex. 15. Distance between two stations A and B is 778 km. A train covers the journey from A to B at 84 km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform speed of 56 km per hour. Find the average speed of the train during the whole journey..

                    Sol. Required average speed = (2Xy / x + y) km / hr = 2 x 84 x 56 / (84 x 56) km / hr


                                = (2 x 84 x 56 / 140) km / hr = 678. 2 km /hr. 

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